Sunday, 17 February 2013

Caramalised pineapple and ginger cake

Way back in August 2008 I posted this recipe for a pear and ginger cake. I will
forgive you if you don’t remember it – I only had about 10 readers at the point
and most of them were family or friends!
I fancied a simple sponge cake this week, as I didn’t have much time to
bake, and decided this one needed revisiting...and tweaking a little.

I used tinned pineapple rings for the fruit and cut them in half to achieve the same fan
effect on the top as the pears. I’m on a
pineapple kick at the moment – can’t get enough of the stuff; I even snaffled
the wedge of pineapple from my friend’s cocktail yesterday. Before you have visions of me robbing her of
it, I should point out that she doesn’t like pineapple and offered it freely!

The bonus – which I hadn’t foreseen – is that the
sprinkling of dark sugar caramelised the pineapple into a sticky, dark, sweet
delight. Here’s a close up:

Pineapple and ginger is a lovely combination – it has
that tropical spicy thing going on. The
sponge isn’t very spicy, it’s not a dark ginger cake, but just carries a kick
that cuts through the sweetness of the fruit.

For the first time in months, the sun decided to shine
as I took my photos. I think it emphasises
the sunny nature of the cake. In the photo
below you can just about make out the fleks of ginger in the sponge.

My mom used to make a gorgeous pineapple upside-down cake. This sounds delicious. I never would have thought of combining pineapple and ginger but it makes complete sense now that you've showed us how to do it. Luscious!

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